Saturday, 6 June 2015

Admittedly I'm not usually the biggest fan of green beans, but every now and then I buy them and this time I had a bunch that were given to me by my neighbours A and G as they headed off for a week in sunny Bilbao.

In homage to their Catalonian holiday I made them into Spanish Green Beans and served them alongside griddled chicken and some oven potato wedges for a simple dinner and I actually really enjoyed them. I even went back for seconds.

Spanish Green Beans and Tomatoes (serves 3-4 as a side)

A dash of olive oil

1 clove of garlic, finely chopped

400g green beans, topped and tailed and cut into 3cm lengths

1 tin of chopped tomatoes (400g)

20g pine nuts

Juice of half a lemon

1tsp of sugar (optional, but it cuts through some of the acidity of the tomatoes)

1 bay leaf

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1. Heat a little oil in a heavy based pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and stir for a minute or so. Add the beans and continue to stir for about 4 minutes.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Continue to cook for around 25-30 minutes, until the tomatoes have reduced and thickened and the beans are tender, stirring regularly.

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